2024-01-12 13:20:18
January 12, 2024
Is it a good or bad idea to play a sport every day? Seemingly innocuous, the question actually refers to the difference between physical activity and sporting activity. One must be done on a daily basis. The other, not necessarily… Decryption.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), physical activity is defined as “ like any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles, which requires an expenditure of energy ”, above that of rest. It therefore includes domestic tasks such as gardening, cleaning, shopping, DIY, etc. But also active travel such as walking, climbing stairs, cycling, etc.
Sporting activity is more “ associated with the search for results or performances in a competitive or leisure context, with precise rules », recalls Régis Juanico, expert in public sports policies in his work entitled Bougeons.
Against a sedentary lifestyle
In terms of health, “ it is the physical activities of daily life that make the difference “, he insists. They are simply “ vital », whatever our age and state of health! Indeed, he continues, “ as with a medication, the effects only last 24 to 48 hours. Regularity is therefore essential. If you stay two or three days without moving, you lose the benefits of the movements you have produced. ».
This is why it is important to move every day. This is also the whole point of the national campaign aptly titled… Move for 30 minutes every day. A real call to movement as the promotion of physical and sporting activity has been elevated to the rank of a Great National Cause for 2024. The challenge? Combat a sedentary lifestyle by “ questioning your routines in your personal or professional life to choose as soon as possible an option allowing you to move », pleads the government. And to conclude: “ No need to become an athlete to reap the physical and mental benefits of physical activity. The main thing is to move. Move more, more often and more regularly ».
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), www.politique.fr (Move 30 minutes every day), sites consulted on December 29, 2023. Let’s move, by Régis Juanico, Editions de l’Aube.
Written by: David Picot – Edited by Emmanuel Ducreuzet
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